CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT. Oakland. Unified School District UC/ACCORD ALL CAMPUS CONSORTIUM ON RESEARCH FOR DIVERSITY

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1 CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT Oakland Unified School District INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS UC/ACCORD ALL CAMPUS CONSORTIUM ON RESEARCH FOR DIVERSITY

2 CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT School Districts California Educational Opportunity Report: School Districts By: John Rogers, Sophie Fanelli, David Medina, Queenie Zhu, Rhoda Freelon, Melanie Bertrand, Jaime Del Razo February 2009 Copyright 2009 UCLA s Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access UC All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity To access this report online, please visit htpp:// UCLA/IDEA and UC/ACCORD 1041 Moore Hall, Box , Los Angeles, CA phone: (310) fax: (310) idea@ucla.edu Support for the California Educational Oportunity Report was provided by: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, and the University of California. INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS UC/ACCORD ALL CAMPUS CONSORTIUM ON RESEARCH FOR DIVERSITY Recommended Citation Format: Rogers, J., Fanelli, S., Medina, D., Zhu, Q., Freelon, R., Bertrand, M., Del Razo, J. (2009). California Educational Opportunity Report: School Districts. Los Angeles: UCLA/IDEA, UC /ACCORD.

3 California Educational Opportunity Report Educational Opportunity in California s Oakland Unified School District This document reports on educational opportunities in Oakland Unified School District. It is a part of an annual set of reports by UCLA s Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) and UC All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC/ACCORD) on conditions and outcomes across California s public schools. The report helps answer three important questions: Are schools in Oakland Unified School District providing a level of education adequate to meet the state s goals? How do schools in the district compare to schools in other California districts? How do California schools by district and the state as a whole compare with other states? This report includes: A comparison of public school demographics, conditions, and outcomes between the district and all of California. A profile of the Class of 2007 s progress toward high school graduation and college. This profile follows the group of students in this district who enrolled as 9 th graders in fall 2003, graduated in June 2007, and enrolled in California Community Colleges, California State Universities, or University of California campuses in fall A summary of school conditions that support graduation and college enrollment. Separate reports on the demographics, conditions, and outcomes for each middle school and high school in Oakland Unified School District. Individual high school and middle school reports are also available at To access the statewide California Educational Opportunity Report, School District Reports, and other Legislative District Reports, go to: Produced by UCLA/IDEA and UC/ACCORD

4 Oakland Unified School District Class of 2007: Pathway to College Percentage of 9th grade enrollment th 10th 79 11th California Class of 2007: Pathway to College 71 12th 57 Grads A-G Grads Community College 7 CSU 9 UC The charts on this page show the progress of the Class of The chart above follows students in one school district. The chart below follows students across all of California. All of the bars represent a percentage of the 9 th graders enrolled in fall The 10 th, 11 th, and 12 th bars show that the size of the class shrinks each year. Grads 2007 and A-G Grads show how many students graduated and how many passed the A-G courses required for admission to a California State University or University of California campus. The final three bars show what proportion of the 9 th graders enrolled in a California Community College, California State University, or University of California campus in fall Percentage of 9th grade enrollment th 94 10th 85 11th 76 12th 65 Grads A-G Grads Community College Produced by UCLA/IDEA and UC/ACCORD 9 CSU 5 UC

5 California Educational Opportunity Report Comparing Oakland Unified to the State of California This district enrolls students in 123 public schools DEMOGRAPHICS Many of California s diverse groups of students live in segregated communities and attend schools that are segregated by students race, family income, language and/or immigrant status. Information on school demographics allows Californians to know whether schools serving different groups of students receive the same educational opportunities. Percent of schools in which: District State 90-% of the students are from underrepresented groups* 37% 16% 50-89% of the students are from underrepresented groups 52% 38% 0-49% of the students are from underrepresented groups 11% 46% More than half the students receive free/reduced lunches 83% 53% More than a third of the students are English Learners 40% 32% EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES All California students deserve qualified teachers and healthful, well-equipped facilities. Data on these and other educational opportunities can help Californians decide if their school resources are adequate or deficient. Percent of schools: District State Spending less per pupil than the national average, when cost of living is taken into account % 87% Experiencing severe shortages of qualified teachers 24% 5% Overcrowded according to the California Department of Education definition 24% 15% NCLB COMPLIANCE Under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), schools that do not improve test scores for all groups of students for two consecutive years are placed in Program Improvement and are subject to increasingly strict sanctions. This information lets Californians monitor whether their schools are meeting the improvement targets set by the federal government. Percent of schools: District State Not meeting NCLB s requirement that 25% of students demonstrate math proficiency in % 6% Not on track to meet NCLB s expectations that % of students should demonstrate math proficiency by 2014 % % Designated for Program Improvement (PI) in the school year 45% 25% Facing highest level of state sanctions (Program Improvement Year 5 or higher) in the school year 18% 11% *The term underrepresented groups refers to Latino, African American, and American Indian students. These students are underrepresented in the University of California system. Produced by UCLA/IDEA and UC/ACCORD

6 California Educational Opportunity Report Comparing Oakland Unified to the State of California Page 2 ACCESS TO QUALIFIED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND RIGOROUS COURSEWORK California aims to graduate all of its high school students with the skills necessary for success in higher education, the workplace, and community life. Key to this success is access to well-trained educators and challenging coursework. Percent of high schools with: District State More students per teacher than the national average % 94% More students per counselor than the national average 50% 74% More than a fifth of college prep courses taught by teachers without 83% 26% appropriate subject matter qualification More than a fifth of the college prep math classes taught by teachers without a 50% 37% credential to teach math Too few college prep courses for all students to enroll in a college preparatory 8% 64% curriculum Fewer than half of 11 th and 12 th graders enrolled in Advanced Science 25% 59% Fewer than half of 11 th and 12 th graders enrolled in Advanced Math 92% 81% Fewer than one in ten 9 th graders go on to take AP Mathematics in the 12 th grade 8% 32% Produced by UCLA/IDEA and UC/ACCORD

7 Oakland Unified enrolls 6,283 middle school students. Demographics Access to Highly Qualified Teachers Math/Science Enrollment School Percent of students from underrepresented groups Percent of Percent of fully math teachers credentialed with math teachers credential Percent of 8th graders in Algebra Percent of math classes enrolling more than 25 students Percent of science classes enrolling more than 25 students American Indian Public * * * Bret Harte Middle Claremont Middle Cole Middle East Oakland Leadership 67 * * * Edna Brewer Middle Frick Middle Madison Middle Melrose Leadership Montera Middle Oakland Charter * 93 * * Oakland Community Day 95 * * * * * Roosevelt Middle Urban Promise Academy Westlake Middle State of California *The term underrepresented groups refers to Latino, African American, and American Indian students. These students are underrepresented in California s colleges. **For this report, we define middle schools as schools that enroll students in the following grade spans: 6-8 and 7-8. We use this definition of middle schools to calculate middle school enrollment.

8 Oakland Unified School Graduate Graduate A-G Eligible PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE, CLASS OF 2007 For every ninth graders who began in 2003, how many students... Enroll in Community College Enroll in CSU Enroll in UC Business and Information Technology * * * * * College Preparatory and Architecture * * * East Bay Conservation Corps Charter * * * * * East Oakland School of the Arts * * * * * Leadership Preparatory High * * * * * LIFE Academy * 5 22 Media College Preparatory 33 7 * * * Oakland High Oakland Technical High Robeson School of Visual and 37 7 * * 1 Skyline High Wilson (Lionel) College Preparatory 77 0 * 27 7

9 Principal Researchers John Rogers Sophie Fanelli David Medina Queenie Zhu Rhoda Freelon Melanie Bertrand Jaime Del Razo UC/ACCORD Design and Production Nery Orellana Jared Planas Jessie Castro ALL CAMPUS CONSORTIUM ON RESEARCH FOR DIVERSITY Contributing Editors Martin Lipton Carolyn Castelli INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS UC/ACCORD ALL CAMPUS CONSORTIUM ON RESEARCH FOR DIVERSITY UCLA IDEA is a research institute seeking to understand and challenge pervasive racial and social class inequalities in education. In addition to conducting independent research and policy analysis, IDEA supports educators, public officials, advocates, community activists, and young people as they design, conduct, and use research to make high-quality public schools and successful college participation routine occurrences in all communities. IDEA also studies how research combines with strategic communications and public engagement to promote widespread participation in civic life. University of California s All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC ACCORD) is an interdisciplinary, multi-campus research center. UC ACCORD serves as an information and research clearinghouse and catalyst for promoting the delivery of high-quality, equitable schooling to all students. UC ACCORD harnesses the research expertise of the University of California to identify strategies that will increase college preparation, INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS access, and retention. This report can be accessed online at For information about the sources used for this school district report, please see the Data and Definitions document online at For further information, contact UCLA/IDEA phone: (310) ; fax: (310) ; idea@ucla.edu CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT